The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was incepted way back in 2009 and since then, there have been nine editions hosted over the years, in multiple countries across the world. Across these editions, we’ve seen many bowlers who have got into the limelight, for economical spells, hat-tricks, 4-fers, and even 5-fers in some cases.
Here on this page on Read Scoops, we’re going to run you through the leading wicket-taking bowlers right through the history of this competition. While Australia has dominated this tournament, winning 6 out of 8 tournaments completed so far, individually, quite a few countries have representation on this Women’s T20 World Cup leading wicket-takers list.
South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail was leading this list for quite a while until Australia’s first match in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE. Here, Australia’s Megan Schutt picked up a few wickets to equal Ismail on this list, but she takes the top rank because of fewer games played. And considering she has the whole tournament left, she’s likely to build a lead between her and the rest on this list.
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Ismail and England’s Anya Shrubsole follow Schutt here, but they’re both now retired from international cricket. See below for our complete ICC Women’s T20 World Cup most wickets list, last updated as of 5th October 2024, during the starting phase of the 2024 edition taking place in UAE:
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – most wickets list
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Span | Best spell |
| Megan Schutt | 25 | 43 | 2016-24 | 4/18 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 32 | 43 | 2009-23 | 3/5 |
| Anya Shrubsole | 27 | 41 | 2010-20 | 3/6 |
| Ellyse Perry | 43 | 40 | 2009-24 | 3/12 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 32 | 33 | 2009-24 | 4/12 |
| Sophie Devine | 33 | 29 | 2009-24 | 4/22 |
| Poonam Yadav | 18 | 28 | 2014-20 | 4/19 |
| Marizanne Kapp | 27 | 28 | 2009-24 | 3/16 |
| Nida Dar | 30 | 27 | 2010-24 | 3/12 |
| Deandra Dottin | 31 | 26 | 2009-24 | 5/5 |
It’s a close battle between Schutt and Ellyse Perry, her Australian teammate. However, Perry doesn’t bowl very often these days and in fact, didn’t bowl a single over in the first game of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup. After her, West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor has the next most number of wickets, with 33 scalps to her name.
Who has taken most wicket in Women’s T20 World Cup?
The player having played in the least number of matches on this top wickets list is India’s Poonam Yadav who picked up 28 wickets in only 18 matches, with a bowling average of only 13.82. She last featured in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup and won’t increase her tally of wickets on this list.
Megan Schutt equalled the record for most wickets in the Women’s #T20WorldCup with a three-wicket haul against Sri Lanka 👏
She wins the @aramco POTM 🏅 pic.twitter.com/LQDznpFi2v
— ICC (@ICC) October 5, 2024
Schutt holds the record for the best bowling average on this list, going at only 11.69 after the first game of the 2024 edition. She’s also the only one on this list to have two 4-fers in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Deandra Dottin from West Indies is the only player on this list to have a 5-fer in this competition, picking up 5/5 in the 2018 Women’s T20 WC against Bangladesh.
FAQs
Q. Which bowler has the most wickets in Women’s T20 World Cups?
Ans. While South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail held the top spot for a while, it’s Australia’s Megan Schutt who holds the record for the bowler with the most wickets in Women’s T20 World Cups – 43 scalps.
Q. Who is the highest wicket taker in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024?
Ans. At the time of writing this, New Zealand’s Rosemary Mair and South Africa’s Nonkululeko Mlaba lead the charts for the 2024 T20 Word Cup wicket-takers, picking up 4-wickets each in their respective first games of the tournament.
Those who narrowly missed the top 10 in this list include Udeshika Prabodhani and Dane van Niekerk (25 wickets each), and Sophie Ecclestone and Nat Sciver-Brunt (24 wickets each). For more updates on the top cricketing events across the world and from the Women’s T20 World Cup in particular, remember to always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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